CHILD Cohort Study: Mom’s depression in late pregnancy may impact baby’s immune system
Source: AllerGen NCE New research from the CHILD Cohort Study sheds light on the link between a woman’s psychological wellbeing during pregnancy and the health of her newborn’s immune system. Published in Clinical Experimental Allergy and featured on the journal’s cover, the research found that when mothers experienced depression in the third trimester of pregnancy, their […]
Youth 12-21: Enter Food Allergy Canada’s #FoodAllergyFuture Challenge
Do you have an innovative idea on how you can make life better for those with food allergy? Food Allergy Canada invites youth aged 12-21 to enter the #FoodAllergyFuture Challenge for a chance to win a grand prize value of $3,250. The deadline to enter is April 15, 2020. For details and to enter, visit […]
CHILD Cohort Study: Baby’s exposure to cleaning products can increase asthma risk
Source: AllerGen NCE New research from the CHILD Cohort Study shows that frequent exposure to common household cleaning products can increase a child’s risk of developing asthma. The study was published today in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. It found that young infants (birth to three months) living in homes where household cleaning products were […]
CHILD Cohort Study investigator receives $6.5M Gates Foundation grant for breastmilk research
Source: AllerGen NCE Inc. Dr. Meghan Azad, an AllerGen investigator and Manitoba co-lead for the CHILD Cohort Study (CHILD), has been awarded a $6.5 million grant by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to lead an international consortium that will study global differences in breastmilk and establish a biorepository of human milk samples. As Director of […]
Introducing the Quality Sport Hub
Connect, learn and grow. Quality Sport Hub is creating positive sport experiences for as many people as possible, for as long as possible, and in the best environments possible. Quality Sport Hub offers tools, knowledge and expertise to activate quality sport experiences for people, teams and organizations at all levels. Visit the new […]
TD Park People Grants are open
TD Park People Grants will provide $2000 to groups from Metro Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Greater Toronto Area, National Capital Region (Ottawa-Gatineau), Montreal, Quebec City or Halifax Regional Municipality, to build community and support environmental stewardship in your park or green space. Make your green space great with events like park clean-ups, tree-planting and movie […]
Remembering Zeynab Asadi Lari
With deepest condolences to all who knew and loved them, the Young Canadians Roundtable on Health (YCRH) and The Sandbox Project mourn the loss of Zeynab Asadi Lari and her brother, Mohammad Asadi Lari, who were passengers in the Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 crash. Zeynab was a gifted fourth year biology student at the […]
Call for Applications: Sears Undergraduate Summer Studentship
Studentship honours the CHILD Cohort Study’s Founding Director AllerGen and the CHILD Cohort Study are proud to announce the Sears Undergraduate Summer Studentship. The Sears Studentship provides financial support of up to $6,000 to an undergraduate student working full time for at least 12 weeks on a research project involving data generated by the CHILD […]